A People's History of American Empire (American Empire Project)
by: Howard Zinn, Mike Konopacki, Paul Buhle
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Adapted from the bestselling grassroots history of the United States, the story of America in the world, told in comics form
Since its landmark publication in 1980, A People’s History of the United States has had six new editions, sold more than 1.7 million copies, become required classroom reading throughout the country, and been turned into an acclaimed play. More than a successful book, A People’s History triggered a revolution in the way history is told, displacing the official versions with their emphasis on great men in high places to chronicle events as they were lived, from the bottom up.
Now Howard Zinn, historian Paul Buhle, and cartoonist Mike Konopacki have collaborated to retell, in vibrant comics form, a most immediate and relevant chapter of A People’s History: the centuries-long story of America’s actions in the world. Narrated by Zinn, this version opens with the events of 9/11 and then jumps back to explore the cycles of U.S. expansionism from Wounded Knee to Iraq, stopping along the way at World War I, Central America, Vietnam, and the Iranian revolution. The book also follows the story of Zinn, the son of poor Jewish immigrants, from his childhood in the Brooklyn slums to his role as one of America’s leading historians.
Shifting from world-shattering events to one family’s small revolutions, A People’s History of American Empire presents the classic ground-level history of America in a dazzling new form.
Now Howard Zinn, historian Paul Buhle, and cartoonist Mike Konopacki have collaborated to retell, in vibrant comics form, a most immediate and relevant chapter of A People’s History: the centuries-long story of America’s actions in the world. Narrated by Zinn, this version opens with the events of 9/11 and then jumps back to explore the cycles of U.S. expansionism from Wounded Knee to Iraq, stopping along the way at World War I, Central America, Vietnam, and the Iranian revolution. The book also follows the story of Zinn, the son of poor Jewish immigrants, from his childhood in the Brooklyn slums to his role as one of America’s leading historians.
Shifting from world-shattering events to one family’s small revolutions, A People’s History of American Empire presents the classic ground-level history of America in a dazzling new form.
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- A Leftist's Vision of America
The far right has Ann Coulter. The far left has Howard Zinn. The book that this graphic version was based on, 'A People's History', was an interesting though biased book.'A People's History'was obviously written from a leftist perspective with factual details cherry-picked to support the leftist point of view. However there was enough good information to make the thoughtful reader think and it was fairly well written. Better books on the same subjects abound, i.e., works written by authors with ... Read More
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- COMIC BOOK
This was purchased for me by someone who knows I like Zinn but didn't realize that this is a comic book. Ok for kids, I guess, but not really necessary for any quasi-literate adult.
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- The Truth is Out There
If you have always been the type of person to question the history textbooks you grew up with as a kid, this is your graphic non-fiction masterpiece. Adapted from Zinn's acclaimed grassroots history of the USA, this book is well illustrated and serves to select specific episodes and periods of our own countrys history that for some reason, we do not know correctly.There is much more to explore about history than to accept what is "commonly, automatically" assumed and that is propagated by the corporate ... Read More
Rating: - Poorly written, poorly drawn
A speech bubble on the cover (pointing to nobody) states that this is a "Graphic Adaptation".Is this a new genre separate from Graphic Novels? Should you keep this on the shelf next to Alan Moore and Frank Miller or stash it next to Noam Chomsky?
By graphic novel standards, the book is choppy and disjointed.The art looks amateurish, with the best being reproduced from old newspaper adds and cartoons.There are two writers.I assume Zinn wrote most of the text since many panels and inserts show ... Read More
Rating: - Better Than TV
Not only is it in a fun comic book format, but the comics also include actual historic photographs and other documents.
- A Leftist's Vision of AmericaThe far right has Ann Coulter. The far left has Howard Zinn. The book that this graphic version was based on, 'A People's History', was an interesting though biased book.'A People's History'was obviously written from a leftist perspective with factual details cherry-picked to support the leftist point of view. However there was enough good information to make the thoughtful reader think and it was fairly well written. Better books on the same subjects abound, i.e., works written by authors with ... Read More
- COMIC BOOKThis was purchased for me by someone who knows I like Zinn but didn't realize that this is a comic book. Ok for kids, I guess, but not really necessary for any quasi-literate adult.
- The Truth is Out ThereIf you have always been the type of person to question the history textbooks you grew up with as a kid, this is your graphic non-fiction masterpiece. Adapted from Zinn's acclaimed grassroots history of the USA, this book is well illustrated and serves to select specific episodes and periods of our own countrys history that for some reason, we do not know correctly.There is much more to explore about history than to accept what is "commonly, automatically" assumed and that is propagated by the corporate ... Read More
- Poorly written, poorly drawnA speech bubble on the cover (pointing to nobody) states that this is a "Graphic Adaptation".Is this a new genre separate from Graphic Novels? Should you keep this on the shelf next to Alan Moore and Frank Miller or stash it next to Noam Chomsky?
By graphic novel standards, the book is choppy and disjointed.The art looks amateurish, with the best being reproduced from old newspaper adds and cartoons.There are two writers.I assume Zinn wrote most of the text since many panels and inserts show ... Read More
- Better Than TVNot only is it in a fun comic book format, but the comics also include actual historic photographs and other documents.
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